The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-21
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE FOURTH WI Elk OF THE SESSION
SHOWS CONSIDERABLY WORK

- WOKN
Many Measures OF Public Interest Adopte,
or Rejected.-A Good Showing, in Wurl,
FOR Very Working Body.
COLUMBIA, December 17.-The RECORD
OF the fourth week of the present session
shows up well in the matter of work
hard workon the part of both Senate
and House. While tho output of bills
may not be very largo, yet the numbe,
OF important matters settled speaks well
for the industry OF both branches of the
General Assembly. Below will be found
synopsis OF the proceedings.
THE UNIVERSITY.
The bill concerning the University.
which has been fully outlined in this
correspondence, came up as special
order in the Senate. With it were ap-
pointed for consideration tho two bills
providing for separate agricultural col
lege. After the adoption Of some formal
amendments proposed to the University
bill Senator Youmans, one OF which
provided for the formation of "a post
graduate department. or University de-
partment proper" Senator Sigh moved
to indefinitely postpone the three bills,
saying that he thought tho best thing
the State could do was to send all these
schemes, for which she was unprepared,
to the rear. His motion proving i'm
practicable, he confined it to the Uni
ver,ity bill
Senator Iziar moved to table it, nnd it
was tabled by the following vote
Yeas-Bell, Byrd, Howell, Izlar, Muir
ray, Moore, Munro, Noise, McMaster,
Patterson, Rhame, Reynolds, Smith,
Smythe, Wofford, Williams, Wingard,
Woodward and Youmans-l9.
Nays Austin, Alexander, Bicmann,
Black, Crews, Edwards, Field, Kennedy,
Moody, Sigh and Talbert-11.
Senator Buist, pro, was paired with
Senator Mccall, con.
Senator Edwards moved to discharge
the University bill and take up his own
bill providing for separate agricultural
collSge. Upon this motion he delivered
an baustive argument in favor Of the
sop rate college.
IDc motion to take up Senator Ed
wa~ds's separate college bill was defeated
without division.
The question was then put as to the
passage of tho University bill, and on
VIM yoce vote the bill was passed, but
before the vote was announced Senator
Edwards remarked that ho did not pro-
pose to have the separate college scheme
ignored in this way, and if it was not
given showing he would be compelled
reluctantly to vote against the University
'5ill.
Senator McNIaster remarked that the
friends of the University agreed with the
Senator as to the importance of agricul-
.rral education and had made full pro-
lion therefor in this University bill.
Senator Sigh said that it appeared to
% the policy Of the Senator from Bara.
Sell to rely on the votes he secured and
youchsafe no argument in vindication Of
his bill. He proposed to delay this vote
somewhat, and to make some remarks to
bring out debate. The Senator then
made q speech in favor of the general
proposition that separate agricultural
colleges were the right kind of institu-
tions.
Senator Youmans replied to Senat or
Sigh.
Senator Crews thought this plan meant
q renewal of free tuition in the college.
He moved to adjourn tho debate until
IL o'clock next day.
Senator Smythe moved to table. Car.
ried.
Senator Edwards moved TO adjourn
the debate until Thursday.
Senator Howell moved to table, but
gave way to Senator Moody, who accused
the friends Of the University of trying TO
gag the Senate and force this measure
down its throat. He asked a postpone
ment.
Senator Smythe said that the report
presented with the bill gave arguments
in it's Iavor 1t had been on tho desks
OF Senators for many days, and he sup
posed that every Senator had made up
his mind on the subject. He, therefore,
renewed the motion to table. 1t was put
and carried.
Senator Sigh entered solemn pro-
test against tho action of the majority in
refusing to postpone tho vote on the bill.
Nobody answered.
The bill was pas ed to its third read
ing, 10 to IL. There was not the change
OF 6 single vote
THE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
When the bill was announced Mr.. Keith,
of NewhcrTy moved to strike out OF the
first section the words 1.-The college Of agri
culture and mechanical arts" lie did moi
believe that the bill made adequate pro
vision for the education Of the youth Of the
Sate in the principles and practice of agli.
culture His principal objection to con.
Meeting the agricultural and literary insti-
tutions was that such an union Of these two
departments could not give the practical
education which the farmers demanded
and needed, and which had been shown to
be practicable in several OF the other States,
as Mississippi aud Michigan.
MIR. Hutson spoke next. As tue intro
tlucer of the bill, he outlined its practical
purposes and said the real question i
wht lrr we shall have All agricultural col
lege part of the University or shall II bt
q atar,lte one. He argued that If the pro.
pos Il University scheme failed, II would
in no wise work harm to the State, aud
then rs opponents would have the very
best afgument for the establishment OF
separate agricultural college. On the olhc,
hand, IL the separate plan was tried ant
failed, thee would be no end TO the disas
trous consequences. If the bill prevailed
a.td the. t,,aasnPa arpppInp1 H. wOulu ODlit.